1954–55 Mexican Primera División season

Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1954–55 season.

Primera División de México
Season1954–55
ChampionsZacatepec (1st title)
RelegatedMarte
Matches played132
Goals scored382 (2.89 per match)

Overview

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Irapuato was promoted to Primera División.

The season was contested by 12 teams, and Zacatepec won the championship.

Marte was relegated to Segunda División.

Teams

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Location of the 1954-55 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium
América Mexico City Ciudad de los Deportes
Atlante Mexico City Ciudad de los Deportes
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Parque Oblatos
Irapuato Irapuato, Guanajuato Revolución
León León, Guanajuato La Martinica
Marte Cuernavaca, Morelos Deportivo Morelos
Necaxa Mexico City Ciudad de los Deportes
Oro Guadalajara, Jalisco Parque Oblatos
Puebla Puebla, Puebla Parque El Mirador
C.D. Tampico Tampico, Tamaulipas Tampico
Toluca Toluca, State of Mexico Héctor Barraza
Zacatepec Zacatepec, Morelos Campo del Ingenio

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zacatepec 22 13 6 3 41 21 +20 32 Champions
2 Guadalajara 22 12 6 4 41 22 +19 30
3 Necaxa 22 10 5 7 42 30 +12 25
4 León 22 10 5 7 30 24 +6 25
5 América 22 9 6 7 28 17 +11 24
6 Toluca 22 9 5 8 35 30 +5 23
7 Tampico 22 8 7 7 28 35 −7 23
8 Oro 22 8 4 10 42 41 +1 20
9 Puebla 22 7 6 9 29 37 −8 20
10 Irapuato 22 5 6 11 26 38 −12 16
11 Atlante 22 4 7 11 23 35 −12 15
12 Marte 22 2 7 13 17 52 −35 11 Relegated
Source: RSSSF


 1954–55 winners 
Zacatepec
1st title

Results

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Home \ Away AME ATE GDL IRA LEO MAR NEC ORO PUE TAM TOL ZAC
América 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 5–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1
Atlante 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–3
Guadalajara 2–0 5–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 4–0 4–1 3–1 3–3
Irapuato 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–2 3–2 4–0 3–3 2–1 0–1
León 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1
Marte 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–4 0–1
Necaxa 2–1 0–2 3–2 3–0 1–1 6–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 4–1
Oro 1–5 3–0 0–1 2–3 5–1 3–2 3–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–0
Puebla 2–3 3–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–3 0–3
Tampico 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 5–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–1
Toluca 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–1 3–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–1
Zacatepec 1–0 3–0 1–1 5–4 1–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 6–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 1955. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion Playoff

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With the intention of increasing the number of teams in the First Division to 14 clubs, the Mexican Football Federation organized a promotional tournament between the two worst teams of the first level and the second, third and fourth teams of the Second Division. The playoff had five teams: Atlante, Marte, Cuautla, Querétaro and Zamora.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Atlante 4 3 1 0 13 4 +9 7 Remains in First Division
2 Zamora 4 2 0 2 8 8 0 4 Promoted to First Division
3 Cuautla 4 2 0 2 8 10 −2 4
4 Marte 4 1 1 2 9 9 0 3 Relegated to Second Division
5 Querétaro 4 1 0 3 3 10 −7 2 Remains in Second Division
Source: RSSSF

Results

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Home \ Away ATE CUA MAR QRO ZAM
Atlante 3–0 2–2 6–1 2–1
Cuautla 1–0
Marte 3–4 3–0 1–3
Querétaro
Zamora 4–3 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 1955. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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